Japan's Nikkei share average rose more than 1 percent on Thursday as investors cheered a weakening yen and rallying oil prices after OPEC's surprise deal to trim crude output.
The Nikkei stock index ended up 1.4 percent, or 228.31 points, at 16,693.71.
China stocks rose on Thursday, led by energy shares, but turnover in Shanghai was near a four-month low as traders braced for a long holiday.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.4 percent, to 3,244.39, while the Shanghai Composite Index also gained 0.4 percent to 2,998.48 points.
Hong Kong stocks followed Asian markets higher on Thursday as major energy firms jumped after a surge in oil prices triggered by a surprise agreement among OPEC members to curb output.
The Hang Seng index rose 0.5 percent to 23,739.47 points, while the China Enterprises Index gained 0.8 percent to 9,794.33.
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